Center for Career & Professional Development
The Center for Career & Professional Development provides guidance and professional preparation to all students as well as alumni who are working towards or completed a degree bearing program. Career Development programs and services include:
- Discover You, a program dedicated to self, career and major exploration;
- Assistance finding internships for which students may be able to earn academic credit;
- Résumé writing, cover letter writing, interviewing and job search skills development;
- Professional development events such as; career panel discussions, networking events, on-campus employer interviewing, recruitment weeks and job and internship fairs;
- Job shadowing and mentoring opportunities that connect students with SHU alumni;
- Online job postings—the office maintains an online job bank and job search management website (Handshake) exclusively for Sacred Heart University students and alumni;
- Guidance in conducting a senior-year or final graduate program year job search for a full-time position after graduation;
- Assistance in finding part-time and summer employment;
- Planning for and researching graduate school options, and
- One-on-one professional development coaching.
The Center for Career & Professional Development is located on the second floor of the Linda E. McMahon Commons building and can be reached by phone at 203-371-7975 or via e-mail. Visit CPD online at https://www.sacredheart.edu/career/